[Because that is how the world works. Because no one does anything for free, not really. Everyone is selfish in the world. So are you. So am I. Kindness where I come from always comes with strings attached. Good hearts never survive. They only get twisted.]
[He doesn't say any of it, a little helpless.]
...I'm not used to it. [He finally says.] And...perhaps. Sometimes I still struggle to understand what I do for Daan.
[Of course, he has a sense, but he's never experienced this level of devotion. It confounds him even now.]
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[Because that is how the world works. Because no one does anything for free, not really. Everyone is selfish in the world. So are you. So am I. Kindness where I come from always comes with strings attached. Good hearts never survive. They only get twisted.]
[He doesn't say any of it, a little helpless.]
...I'm not used to it. [He finally says.] And...perhaps. Sometimes I still struggle to understand what I do for Daan.
[Of course, he has a sense, but he's never experienced this level of devotion. It confounds him even now.]